The London Fringe Festival

Have you ever been so excited about something that you just count the sleeps? Well, it’s 6 sleeps till the London Fringe Festival starts! My husband and I have been audience members many times over the years but this year, we are billeting. That means we’ll be having an actor stay with us for the duration of the festival. We look forward to the experience and this year, we will get to see many of the shows! Last year, I only got to one show as my Mom was very ill and that kept me very pre-occupied.

“The London Fringe Theatre Festival is dedicated to the promotion, production, and prosperity of independent artists. We create a unique and inclusive environment where the arts will be enjoyed in the present and developed for the future.” They give unrestrained creative freedom to participants, they provide artists with audiences, artists from the community and from outside the community as well, from all over Canada and from around the world! The Fringe provides technical, promotional support and even educational opportunities. To see more about the festival, please go to http://www.londonfringe.ca

Our billeter is Thomas Jones and his show is called Woody Sed ! His show is a new play about the life and times of Woody Guthrie and the songs he sang about them. This play was born out of the sheer astonishment he experienced learning about Woody’s life and the relevance he saw in his work and his story to the world we live in today. Woody Sed is loaded with songs both well known and obscure and each song is framed a theatrical context. You can see more about his show on his website http://www.woodysed.com or look him up on Facebook.

Please join me in first welcoming all the out-of-town performers to London, and secondly spreading the word about the festival. It’s going to be fun and sure to put a smile on your face! Please join me at one or ten of the shows, I would love it! There are comedians, magicians, singers, actors of all genres! Truly it’s a wonder!

So if you’re trying to reach me in the next two weeks, you might as well look me up at the Fringe, that’s where I’ll be!